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Rei

Gender	Both
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Rei is a Japanese given name.

In Japanese it could have different meanings depending on the used kanji and can be used for (or by) either gender.

Possible Japanese writings

• 麗, "lovely, graceful, beautiful"
• 霊, "spirit, ghost, departed soul"
• 例, "example, custom, usage, usual"
• 零, "zero"
• 玲, "exquisite, clever, sound of jewels"
• 令, "rule, order, command"
• 礼, "etiquette, bow, gratitude"
• 怜, "wise"
• 鈴, "small bell"
• 嶺, "peak, summit, mountain top"
• 黎, "black, dark, many"
• 澪, "water route, shipping canal"
• 励, "encourage, inspire"
• 伶, "actor"
• 苓, "plant, herb, mushroom"
• 禮, "manners, social custom, honor"
• 齢, "age"
• 冷, "cool, chill"
• 蛎, "oyster"
• 砺, "whetstone, polish"
• 戻, "return, resume, go backwards"
• 蠣, "oyster"
• レイ, Rei written in katakana
• れい, Rei written in hiragana

People with the name

• Rei Dan (檀れい, born 1971), actress
• Ray Fujita (藤田玲, born 1988), actor
• Rei Hanagata (born 1990), Japanese manga artist and a manga script writer
• Rei Harakami (原神 玲; 1970–2011), Japanese record producer
• Rei Higuchi (樋口 黎; born 1996), Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Rei Hirakawa (平川 怜; born 2000), Japanese professional footballer
• Rei Hiroe (広江 礼威, born 1972), manga artist
• Rei Ieizumi (家泉 怜依; born 2000), Japanese footballer
• Rei Igarashi (大濱 貴子, born 1963), actress and voice actress
• Rei Jimbo (神保 れい; born 1974), Japanese former synchronized swimmer
• Rei Kawakubo (川久保 玲, born 1942), fashion designer, founder of Comme des Garçons
• Rei Kihara Osaki (1918–2006), Japanese American female lawyer
• Rei Kikukawa (菊川 怜, born 1978), actress, model and television presenter
• Rei Matsumoto (松本 怜; born 1988), Japanese football player
• Rei Matsuzaki (松嵜 麗; born 1985), Japanese voice actress
• Rei Mikamoto (三家本 礼, born 1974), horror manga artist
• Rei Naito (内藤 礼; born 1961), Japanese artist
• Rei Nakanishi (なかにし 礼; 1938–2020), Japanese novelist and songwriter
• Rei Nakashima (中島 怜; born 2004), Japanese singer
• Rei Nishiyama (西山 麗; born 1984), Japanese softball player
• Rei Naoi (直井怜, born 2004), singer, rapper
• Rei Ohara (小原 怜; born 1990), Japanese long-distance runner
• Rei Okamoto (岡本玲, born 1991), model and actress
• Rei Omishi (臣士れい, born 19--), screenwriter and manga author/artist
• Rei Sakamoto (坂本 怜; born 2006), Japanese tennis player
• Rei Sakuma (佐久間 レイ, born 1965), voice actor
• Rei Sato (badminton) (佐藤 黎; born 1990), Japanese badminton player
• Rei Sato (motorcyclist) (佐藤 励; born 2000), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Rei Tachibana (橘 麗衣; born 1993), Japanese professional footballer
• Rei Tachikawa (立川 玲; born 1998), Japanese professional footballer
• Rei Takahashi (高橋 礼; born 1995), Japanese baseball player
• Rei Takedomi, Japanese shogi player
• Rei Takemura (竹村 令; born 1919), Japanese freestyle swimmer
• Rei Toda (戸田 れい; born 1987), Japanese gravure idol
• Rei Yasuda (安田 レイ; born 1993), Japanese singer and model
• Rei Yonezawa (米澤 令衣; born 1996), Japanese football player
• Rei Yoshii (吉井怜, born 1992), actress
• Rei Yuzuka (柚香 光; born 1992), Japanese actress

Other people

• Rei Berroa (born 1949), Dominican-American poet, university professor, literary and cultural critic, and translator

Fictional characters

• Rei, a character in the video game Breath of Fire III
• Rei (レイ), a character in the manga series Fist of the North Star
• Rei, a character from the game Nu: Carnival
• Rei, a character in the video game Ōkami
• Rei (玲), a character in the video game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
• Rei (レイ), a character in the manga series Urusei Yatsura
• Rei Amayado (天谷奴 零), a character in the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
• Rei Ayanami (綾波 レイ), a character in the media franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Rei Batsubami (×喰 零), a character in the manga/anime Kakegurui
• Rei Furuya (降谷 零), a character in the manga series Detective Conan
• Rei Hasekura (支倉 令), a character in the light novel series Maria-sama ga Miteru
• Rei Hino (火野 レイ), a character in the anime and manga series Sailor Moon
• Rei Hizuki (緋月 玲), a character in the anime series Sky Girls
• Rei Hōōmaru (鳳凰丸 礼), a character in the anime series Kill la Kill
• Rei Kashino (樫野 零), a character in the manga and drama series Mars
• Rei Katsura (桂 レイ), a character in the anime series Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters
• Rei Kibutsuji (鬼舞辻 麗), a character in the anime and manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
• Rei Kiriyama (桐山 零), protagonist of the manga series March Comes in Like a Lion
• Rei Kiseijou (キセイジョウ・レイ) (Rei Ryghts), a character in the video game Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
• Rei Kizaki (騎咲 レイ), a character in the anime series Aikatsu Stars!
• Rei Kohmyoji, a character in the OVA series Kikaider 01: The Animation
• Rei Kon (金 李), a character in the anime series Beyblade
• Rei Kuki (九鬼 麗), the main antagonist of the anime series Genji Tsuushin Agedama
• Rei Kuroki (黒騎 れい), a character in the anime series Vividred Operation
• Rei Kurosawa (黒澤 怜), a character in the video game series Fatal Frame
• Rei Membami, a character in the video game The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
• Rei Miyamoto (宮本 麗), a character in the manga series Highschool of the Dead
• Rei Ogami (大神 零), a character in the anime and manga series Code:Breaker
• Rei Ryugazaki (竜ヶ崎 怜), a character in the anime series Free!
• Rei Sagami (相模 玲), a character in the anime and manga series Kodocha
• Rei Sagara (相楽 玲), a character in the anime and manga series Love Stage!!
• Rei Sakuma (朔間 零), a character from the rhythm game Ensemble Stars!
• Rei Saotome (早乙女 レイ), a character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Rei Shimizu (志水 礼), a character in the video game series Danganronpa
• Rei Shimura, a character in Sujata Massey's mystery novels
• Rei Shizuya (静矢 零) (Hugh O'Conner), a character in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
• Rei Suwa (諏訪 零), a character in the anime Buddy Daddies
• Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零), a character in the tokusatsu series Garo
• Rei Suzuya (鈴屋 玲), a character in the manga series Tokyo Ghoul
• Rei Tachibana (立花 レイ), a character in the tokusatsu series Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
• Rei Takashima (高島 麗), a character in the manga series Deadman Wonderland
• Rei Todoroki (轟 冷), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
• Rei Toei, a character in William Gibson's Bridge trilogy
• Rei Wakana (和奏 レイ), a character in the media franchise BanG Dream!
• Rei Yozora (レイ・ヨゾラ), one of the main characters of the anime Shin Hakkenden